Jabar Alias Jabru Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lucknow
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.), order dated 5.12.2024 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 5116 of 2023: bail allowed to Jabar alias Jabru Yadav in FIR/Case Crime No. 229/2021, P.S. Pali, District Hardoi, under Sections 302/307/429/504/149 IPC (operative paragraph recites Sections 302/307/429/504/34 IPC). Grounds: over two years' incarceration since 17.05.2021, no criminal history, parity with co-accused Udhan Singh and Janki Prasad already on bail, and ambiguity as to whose bullet killed the deceased; defence relied on contradictory statements of injured witnesses (Nanhi Devi, Janka, Narsingh, Anil) under Section 161 Cr.P.C. and general roles before the trial court (PW-1 to PW-3); postmortem showed two firearm injuries with entry and exit wounds. Bail conditioned on no tampering, no witness intimidation, undertaking on adjournments, attendance at trial; consequences flagged under Section 229-A IPC, Section 82 Cr.P.C. and Section 174-A IPC. Keywords: regular bail, murder, firing, parity, co-accused enlarged, firearm injury attribution, contradictory eyewitness statements, personal bond with two sureties.